Reel for electric conductors.



H. R. HULING.

REEL FOR ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15, I913- Patented Feb. 20, 1917.

HARRY H'ULIF'G, 01E s'SCH'UYLl...

Application filed September 15, 19152.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, HARRY ll. lliuano a citizen of the United States of i' rinerica, residing at Schuylkill Haven in the county of Schuylkill and State of Pennsylvania. have invented certain new and useful Linn prove-merits in Heels for Electric Conductors of which the :t'ollov-lin is ,a. s')eeiiico.-

goes wrong with the machine at night.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the reel that the feed wire will he wound upon the reel when the light'is not in use.

Another-object of the invention is to pro vide an improved type of contact mecha nism so that the light will be illuminated at all times excepting when the switch is turned to the cut-oft POSllJlOIL' Another object of the invention is to so construct the device that it will be compact and take up as small an amount of space as possible.

This invention is illustrated in the accent panying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is an elevation of the ilerice will the front wall of the ho removed.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation with one end wall of the hex removed.

Fl 3 is a. lonoitudinal 'ztional iew b 1 l m1 through the no and reel.

Fig. 4 15 an enlarged sectional new through the. reel taken along the line Fig.

Fig. 5 is a. fran nen' sectional ne taken on the line 5 5, Fig. (i is perspective 7f ing at the left-hand end of in Fig. 3. lhe box or housi 10 for this device provided with an (pi i its 1.1

through the upper wall, and is with a smaller opening 14in the i 15 so that'the wires 16 leading '{l'ozl switch 17 can enter the housing. In

lipecilicstion of Letters Patent. li iitli iilfli'lj fild in wl u'h th re is poi so, new.

Serial 289,9..9.

tery 18 is connected with the switch 17 by means of the wires 19 and it will thus be seen that the llow of; electricity from the battery can he controlled by means of the ii. i i reel 20 the head oi which is formed of insulating material is rotatahly mounted within the housing); ll) by means of the metallic hearings and 2 and is provided with a. longitiulinally ending opening 523 1' round a. spindle 2i. "lhis spindle Jlhas its outer end extending through a collar and provided with notch-cs 2h which are intended to be on gagged hy pawls 27 so that the spring 28 can he held in a tightened condition, and thus tl reel. 20 caused to rewind when the lamp is no longer to be used. The hub of the reel, is extended as shown in Figs. 1 and to form the housing 2'.) and this housing has a. wire 30 wound thereon, thus forming a. contact collar which is engaged by a resilicut contact strip 31 which is connected with one of the wires 16. One end of the wire 30 is secured to the hub, as shown in l ig. l. and the other end is connected with the binding nut 32.

A screw 33 which forms a stub axle for 'the reel is carried by the hearing 2: and extends into the housing 29 with its inner end. ((lllllltil'ttl with the inner cud ot a wire 34 which has its outer end secured to the post 255. ll' ashcrs 3 are mounted upon the screw 1'33 so as to lit upon each side ()i the hearing: :32 as shown in Fig". .23. A collar 1-55 and an end cap :37 are then mountedicli upon the hearing! 2:5 for constisi llliorl. l'or one cud ollhc reel. no L is l'oruicd ol copper and 1t ire seen that clcclricitr can pass hearing? to the coppcr screw Ilil lhrou z h the wir'c 3-! into the i i "n will then pass into the cahlc i to light the tilcn pa s hacl; through t th contact strip 31. battery.

the czmslruclion clearly K 13. the reel can he turned to witlnlraw asnuu'h ol' the cahlc lrornlholmuriing as desired Without the electric circuit he ing broken since the Wire 34 connected with the screw ol the reel and the Wire 30 1s coiled to form circular collar about the housing 29.

The box or housing 10 is placed upon the running board or any other convenient place in the body of the automobile, and when not in use the cable 13 will be 'WOHIld uponthe reel as shown in .Fig. 1. 'l. he switch 17 will normally be turned oil so that the electricity will not be Wasted and is only turned on when it is desired to use the light. If something happens to the engine and it is desired "to examine the engine in a dark road or in a place Where there is not very much light, the switch is turned on and the cable 13 is drawn out a suliieient distance to permit the light to be carried to that part of the engine which it is desired to examine. lVhen the engine has been repaired, the reel is permitted to rewind, thus drawing the cable back into the housing.

The pa-Wls 27 are so mounted that they hold the reel against turning, thus preventing the reel from rewinding every time the lamp is released and will thus be seen that it is not necessary to at all times hold on to the light in order to prevent the cable from being rewound. When it is desired to re Wind the cable, the pawls are removed from the position shown in Fig. 5 and this will permit the cable to be rewound.

It will be obvious from the foregoing that my lamp can be readily placed on a motorvehicle in such manner that it may be used as a. regular light equipment, when not in use as an extension lamp, or trouble finder,

extending of said bea rings such as a. tail or side lamp, or dash lamp for illuminating the speedometer.

Eurthermore, among its many other uses orits adaptability, it can be utilized in a fantory lighting system, such as extension lamps for machine shops and garages; it is also useful as a reel to reel up lhe surplus cord on desk telephones when the same is notin use.

From the foregoing' it will be obvious that I have produced an exreedingly practical and useful invention and .1 do not desire to be limited to the specific construction and arrangement specified, and, as a consequence, I reserve the right to change or alter the construction, permitted under my claim hereunto appended.

What is claimed as new is:-

In a reel for an electric coiuluetor, the combination with a housing, a plurality of bearings, said reel rotatablv carried by said bearings, a contact pivot pin carried by one and extending into one end of said'reel and forming a support for one end of said, reel, a feed wire, :miauxilianv vire, said feed \vire eonnerled at one end ivith said contact pin, a contact collar formed upon one end of said reel by said auxiliary Wire, a contact strip engaging said collar, and means carried by said reel for causing the automatic return of said reel to normal position.

In testimony whereof I hereui'ito allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY R. HULING. ll itnesses:

W. L. BECKER, J. F. DEIBERT. 

